Pilgrims and pilgrimages as peacemakers in Christianity, Judaism and Islam by Antón M Pazos(
Book
)16
editions published
between
2013
and
2016
in
English
and held by
129 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Pilgrimages can be analysed as acts of conflict - such as the Crusades - or also as platforms for relationship building and
rapprochement between religions. With a set of contributions from leading experts in the field, this book explores the concept
of pilgrimage in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Some specific examples of pilgrimages that helped to strengthen links between
different religions or civilisations are explored, ranging from Europe to Asia and from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century

Pilgrims and politics : rediscovering the power of the pilgrimage by Antón M Pazos(
Book
)14
editions published
between
2012
and
2016
in
English
and held by
101 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The objective of this book is to analyse the historical relationships between the phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage and political
power within Europe, from the Middle Ages up to the present day. It establishes a discussion in which the twelve contributors
to the volume can compare very different situations, such as the medieval pilgrimages and politics in the Latin East as part
of warfare and conflict resolution, the significance and reality of pilgrimages in late medieval England or in Rome during
the papacy of Innocent III, the 'two-way traffic' pilgrimages in the Tuscan city of Lucca, or the pilgrimages in Eastern European
countries as an aspect of opposition to communist power. A major focus is on the pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, an
important Christian sanctuary from the time of the discovery of the tomb of the apostle St James in the 9th century. Topics
covered include the Way of St James as seen through medieval Muslim sources, the political reading of the apostolic cult as
an ideological instrument of the propaganda of the Asturian monarchy, Santa Maria de Roncesvalles as an example of political
involvement in the assistance of the Jacobean pilgrims, the Order of St John as protector of the medieval pilgrims to Santiago
de Compostela, or the nationalist use of the pilgrimages as an element of national unification and internal cohesion during
the Spanish Civil War. The final chapter provides a broader, global perspective on pilgrimages up to present times

Histoire religieuse de l'Espagne by José Andrés Gallego(
Book
)5
editions published
in
1998
in
French and Spanish
and held by
90 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide